Omaha AC technicians working overtime through extreme heat

Extreme heat in Omaha strained air conditioners, kept technicians busy with repairs, and left residents searching for ways to stay cool.
Got a Powerball ticket? Here are the numbers for the Monday, July 27 drawing

The Monday, July 27 Powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $633 million. Do you have a ticket? Check the numbers here.
Air quality concerns Tuesday around Omaha and the rest of Nebraska and Western Iowa

Air quality concerns Tuesday around Omaha
Cold case solved: Man pleads guilty in 1996 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Kentucky girl

A man charged earlier this year in the decades-old kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Bowling Green girl has now pleaded guilty in federal court.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows promising trends for youth mental health and drug use

A key U.S. government report on mental health, substance use and addiction shows continued improvements in several metrics, especially among young people
Ex-Olympian seeks grand jury records in Reflecting Pool case

A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to all the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment
Iowa farmers adapt to extreme heat, reducing livestock’s heat-related stress

People say they’re used to this type of weather but are struggling with the contrast between extreme heat and cooler weather. They said the heat can hurt their income
‘We’re trying to restrict food’: Nebraska pantry chief warns of citizenship checks for emergency food from the government

Nebraska could require food banks to check citizenship documents before providing people with TEFAP foods
TSA finds stolen cannonballs in checked baggage

All sorts of banned items are discovered in luggage by Transportation Security Administration screeners, but cannonballs stolen from a Civil War-era fort are not an everyday find.
Identified remains in 1985 missing person case led police on Florida’s Gulf Coast to 2-day dig

Police on Florida’s Gulf Coast have identified human remains connected to a 1985 disappearance after a multi-day dig in a lot